Haiti Action Committee is thrilled to co-sponsor this evening of powerful music and culture, a benefit for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund October 6th, 6pm at La Pena
Today, the situation in Haiti could not be more dire. Government backed paramilitary groups continue to terrorize opposition neighborhoods. Six hundred thousand people have had to flee their homes in the wake of this violence. Food insecurity now threatens nearly 5 million people, including 2.4 million children, in a country of 12 million. Donations to the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund go directly to grassroots organizations in Haiti that are the hope for Haiti’s future. Your funds support internal refugees who have been driven from their homes and those fleeing Haiti. They help sustain grassroots women’s organizations, mobile health clinics and literacy programs in Haiti’s poorest communities. Your donations will help support the University of the Dr. Aristide Foundation (UNIFA), which has opened a new teaching hospital under the most challenging conditions. Your funds will aid the growth of independent community-based media, so critical in a society where the rich control almost all sources of information.
Hear more about the current situation in this October 2nd KPFA Flashpoints program as Dennis Bernstein speaks with Robert Roth, co-founder of Haiti Action Committee, and author/activist Ben Barson whose new book Brassroots Democracy will be launched at the event.
